Training Calendar – October 2023 to March 2024

TRAINING CALENDAR [April 2024 – March 2025]

TRAINING SERVICES

GPCL Consulting Services Limited or “GPCL” is a public-private venture promoted by Export-Import Bank of India in the year 1996 along with leading companies in the public sector such as RITES, WAPCOS, MECON, AFC and private sector firms such as RPG Group, Tata Consulting Engineers and others. GPCL is actively engaged in providing consulting services in the public procurement and technical domains including training and capacity building tasks having successfully delivered assignments in over 40 countries worldwide.

GPCL specializes in conducting both standard announced programs as also tailor-made programs for procuring organizations, inter alia, on various aspects of Public Financial Management including procurement management, and contract management including FIDIC Contracts.

WHY GPCL

    • Core consulting experience in public procurement in over 40 countries worldwide both for the government clients as well as for international financial institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UN agencies, etc. in diverse sectors such as Water, Power, Transportation, Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health, etc.

    • Rich experience in conducting a variety of standard and bespoke training/ capacity building programs both in India and overseas on the subject of public procurement and contract management including FIDIC Contracts drawn from hands-on experience in consulting.

    • Large pool of senior professionals and procurement training experts who have an optimum mix of professional working experience in various public organizations/ corporations followed by rich training experience in procurement and allied areas.

 

The Calendar for announced Training Programs for the period April 2024 to March 2025 offered by GPCL will be listed below soon with coverage of topics.

Customized Training Programs

Besides the announced programs, GPCL also conducts bespoke programs as per the needs of the client organization. Typical programs are listed below:

Procurement of Goods and Services as per Government of India Procedures and through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Portal (2 days Online)

 

Government Rules for Procurement (i.e. GFRs 2017):

    • An overall perspective

    • Role of GFRs in Government Procurement

    • GFRs 2017 on Procurement of Goods

    • GFRs 2017 on Procurement of Services

Procurement through GeM Portal

    • Overview of GeM and objectives

    • Registration of Organization, Authorisation of Primary user and Secondary users

    • Creation of User Accounts on GeM portal and activation

    • Creation and finalization of Bid and Reverse Auction on GeM portal

    • Important Terms and Conditions for Bid and Reverse Auction on GeM

    • Placement of Order for Services with terms and conditions

    • Procedure for Payment and Payment initiation in GeM
 

Overview of MDB Procurement, Contract Management & FIDIC Contracts (2 days Online)

 

    • Overview of Procurement Policies and Salient Provisions of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)

    • Introduction to Contract Management

    • Contract/Formation of Contracts

    • Essentials of Valid Contract

    • Quasi Contracts

    • Performance of Contract

    • Breach Of Contract /Remedies

    • Rules of Interpretation of Contract

    • Understanding Clauses which deal with Contractual Risk – How to minimise and transfer the risk

    • Rules of Interpretation of Contract

    • Contracting Pricing Arrangements

    • Inventory Management

    • Overview of FIDIC Contracts

 

Sustainable Public Procurement and VfM in Procurement (2 days Online)

    • Business case for adopting Sustainable Public Procurement

    • Value: From Price to Sustainability – Principles for Leadership in

    • Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)

    • Approach for Sustainable Public Procurement Implementation

    • Introducing Sustainability Criteria at various stages of the Procurement Cycle

    • National and International Case Studies on SPP

Procurement Procedures applicable to overseas Projects funded under Government of India Lines of Credit (GOI-LOC)

    • Introduction to Government of India Guidelines for overseas projects funded under Lines of Credit (Bilateral Financing):

    • Pre-Procurement Operations; Procurement Procedures including empanelment, prequalification, tendering process and Post-Contract Coverage Activities;

    • A Walk through of Prequalification Documents for Procurement of:
      • EPC
      • Supplies

        • Consultants

Application of Quality-Cum-Cost Based Selection (QCBS) for Procurement of Goods, Works and Non- Consultancy Services (NCS)

    • Drawbacks of considering only price as factor for bid evaluation and need for adding quality as factor

    • How to formulate and apply the QCBS evaluation criteria

    • Illustration of incorporating QCBS in bid documents

    • Group Work – QCBS in Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services

    • International Experience in using QCBS Approach

Governance, Business Ethics, Social Accountability and Risk Management

Governance, Business Ethics and Social Accountability

    • Co-Creation / Drafting and /or Revisit -Review of VISION, MISSION and VALUES of an Organization

    • CODE of CONDUCT of an Organization, Integrity Processes, Suppliers’ Code, Anti -Corruption Anti-Bribery Policy, Whistle Blower Policy, POSH Policy etc

    • Structuring and Operationalizing an ” Ethics Management System” Business model / Country norms

    • Employees / Stakeholders on Code of Conduct and related Policies Organizations’ Ethics Climate and Deployment / Compliance process including Customer / Vendor Audit /Due Diligence on

    • Governance compliance as applicable to Industry / Statutory Requirements

    • Social Accountability Standards of Organizations relating to Corporate Governance, Stakeholder Accountability, Human Rights etc

Risk Management Framework

    • Risk Mapping and Mitigation process for an Organization and developing Risk Registers

    • Risk Reviews and Risk Process deployment

    • Standard Operating Procedures / Processes for Business Verticals / Overall Organization Audit Process

Overview of 2016 Procurement Framework of the World Bank

    • Introduction to the Procurement Policy, Salient Provisions of Procurement Regulations

    • Procurement of Goods, Works & Non-consulting Services: Approved Selection Methods and Market Approaches

    • Abnormally low bids, Value Engineering, Case Study/ exercises on Procurement of Works/ Goods

    • Evaluation of Bids for Goods, Civil Works and Non-Consulting Services

    • Selection of Consultants: Approved Selection Methods and Market Approaches, Types of Contracts – Lump Sum, Time based, etc

    • Consultancy Services – Technical, Financial and Combined Evaluation, Exercises

    • Measures to prevent/ combat fraud and corruption in Procurement and Contracting, Red Flags, Stand-still Period and Complaints Management

    • Sustainable Procurement

    • Contract Management, Introduction to FIDIC Contracts, Red Book and Silver Book

Procurement of Works as per Government of India Procedures

    • Understanding Various terms used in Civil Works;

    • Classification of Works Administrative and Financial Powers of PWD/CPWD officers

    • How to allot/get done Civil works from PWD/CPWD or alike organizations;

    • Basics of Spending Money for Public Works

    • Steps in execution of Civil Works;

    • Conditions of Contract

    • Preparation of Estimates; Various Estimates in Civil Works

    • Preparation of Tender Documents; Various Types of Tenders

    • Calling of tenders; Pre-Bid meeting

    • Evaluation of Tenders; Award of Works Contract

    • Issues in Post Construction Stage of Works

    • Departmental Execution of Works

    • Maintenance Works;

    • Stores Management- Life of various items

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